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    She had had a letter from Dinah lately�察�full of kind words about 

the   coming   marriage�察       �which    she   had   heard    of  from    Seth�察  �and 

when Hetty had read this letter aloud to her uncle�察�he had said�察 �I 

wish   Dinah   ¨ud   come   again   now�察  �for   she¨d   be   a   comfort   to   your 

aunt when you¨re gone。 What do you think�察�my wench�察�o¨ going to 

see her as soon as you can be spared and persuading her to come 

back   wi¨   you�拭 �You  might  happen   persuade   her  wi¨   telling   her   as 

her aunt wants her�察�for all she writes o¨ not being able to come。 ̄ 

Hetty had not liked the thought of going to Snowfield�察�and felt no 

longing to see Dinah�察�so she only said�察 �It¨s so far off�察�Uncle。 ̄ But 

now  she   thought  this   proposed   visit  would serve   as a   pretext  for 

going away。 She would tell her aunt when she got home again that 

she should like the change of going to Snowfield for a week or ten 



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days。   And   then�察  �when   she   got   to   Stoniton�察  �where   nobody   knew 

her�察�she would ask for the coach that would take her on the way to 

Windsor。 Arthur was at Windsor�察�and she would go to him。 

   As soon as Hetty had determined on this scheme�察�she rose from 

the grassy bank of the pool�察�took up her basket�察�and went on her 

way to Treddleston�察�for she must buy the wedding things she had 

come   out   for�察  �though   she   would   never   want   them。   She   must   be 

careful not to raise any suspicion that she was going to run away。 

   Mrs。 Poyser was quite agreeably surprised that Hetty wished to 

go   and   see   Dinah   and    try  to  bring   her  back    to  stay  over   the 

wedding。 The sooner  she   went  the   better�察  �since  the   weather  was 

pleasant   now�察  �and   Adam�察  �when   he   came   in   the   evening�察  �said�察  �if 

Hetty could set off to´morrow�察�he would make time to go with her 

to Treddleston and see her safe into the Stoniton coach。 

    ^I wish I could go with you and take care of you�察�Hetty�察院�he said�察�

the next morning�察�leaning in at the coach door�察 �but you won¨t stay 

much beyond a week!the time ¨ull seem long。 ̄ 

   He was looking at her fondly�察�and his strong hand held hers in 

its grasp。 Hetty felt a sense of protection in his presence!she was 

used to it now�此�if she could have had the past undone and known 

no other love than her quiet liking for Adam� �The tears rose as she 

gave him the last look。 

    ^God   bless   her   for   loving   me�察院  �said   Adam�察  �as   he   went   on   his 

way to work again�察�with Gyp at his heels。 

   But Hetty¨s tears were not for Adam!not for the anguish that 

would come upon him when he found she was gone from him for 

ever。 They were for the misery of her own lot�察�which took her away 

from this brave tender man who offered up his whole  life  to  her�察�

and threw her�察�a poor helpless suppliant�察�on the man who would 



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think it a misfortune that she was obliged to cling to him。 

    At three o¨clock that day�察�when Hetty was on the coach that was 

to take her�察�they said�察�to Leicester!part of the long�察�long  way  to 

Windsor!she felt dimly that she might be travelling all this weary 

journey towards the beginning of new misery。 

    Yet Arthur was at Windsor�察�he would surely not be angry with 

her。    If  he  did  not  mind    about    her   as  he  used    to  do�察 �he  had 

promised to be good to her。 



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                  Book Fifth 



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                             Chapter XXXVI 



                         The Journey of Hope 



           long�察�lonely journey�察�with sadness in the heart�察�away from 

Athe familiar to the strange�此�that is a hard and dreary thing 

          even to the rich�察�the strong�察�the instructed�察  �a  hard   thing�察�

even when we are called by duty�察�not urged by dread。 

    What was it then to Hetty�拭�With her poor narrow thoughts�察�no 

longer melting into vague hopes�察�but pressed upon by the chill of 

definite   fear�察  �repeating  again   and again   the   same   small   round   of 

memories!shaping   again   and   again   the   same   childish�察  �doubtful 

images   of   what   was   to   come!seeing   nothing   in   this   wide   world 

but the little history of her own pleasures and pains�察�with so little 

money in her pocket�察�and the way so long and difficult。 Unless she 

could   afford   always   to   go   in   the   coaches!and   she   felt   sure   she 

could   not�察  �for   the   journey   to   Stoniton   was   more   expensive   than 

she   had   expected!it   was   plain   that   she   must   trust   to   carriers¨ 

carts   or   slow   waggons�察  �and   what   a   time   it   would   be   before   she 

could get to the end of her journey� �The burly old coachman from 

Oakbourne�察�seeing such a pretty young woman among the outside 

passengers�察     �had    invited   her   to  come    and    sit  beside   him�察  �and 

feeling that it became him as a man and a coachman to open the 

dialogue with a joke�察�he applied   himself as   soon   as   they  were   off 

the stones to the elaboration of one suitable in all respects。 After 

many cuts with his whip and glances at Hetty out of the corner of 

his eye�察�he lifted his lips above the edge of his wrapper and said�察�

    ^He¨s pretty nigh six foot�察�I¨ll be bound�察�isna he�察�now�拭院�



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    ^Who�拭院�said Hetty�察�rather startled。 

    ^Why�察    �the   sweetheart      as  you¨ve    left  behind�察   �or  else   him   as 

you¨re goin¨ arter!which is it�拭院�

    Hetty felt her face flushing and then turning pale。 She thought 

this   coachman   must   know   something   about   her。   He   must   know 

Adam�察�and might tell him where she was gone�察�for it is difficult to 

country   people   to   believe   that   those   who   make   a   figure   in   their 

own   parish   are   not   known   everywhere   else�察  �and   it   was   equally 

difficult to Hetty to understand that chance words could happen to 

apply     closely   to  her   circumstances。       She   was    too  frightened     to 

speak。 

    ^Hegh�察�hegh� 院�said the coachman�察�seeing that his joke was not 

so gratifying as he had expected�察 �you munna take it too ser¨ous�察�if 

he¨s behaved ill�察�get another。 Such  a pretty  lass  as   you  can   get a 

sweetheart any day。 ̄ 

    Hetty¨s   fear   was   allayed   by´and´by�察  �when   she   found   that   the 

coachman made no further allusion to her personal concerns�察�but 

it still had the effect of preventing her from asking him what were 

the   places   on   the   road   to   Windsor。   She   told   him   she   was   only 

going a little way out of Stoniton�察�and   when she   got  down   at  the 

inn where the coach stopped�察�she hastened away with her basket 

to   another   part   of   the   town。   When   she   had   formed   her   plan   of 

going to Windsor�察�she had not foreseen any difficulties except that 

of getting away�察�and after she had overcome this by proposing the 

visit to Dinah�察�her thoughts   flew  to  the   meeting  with  Arthur  and 

the   question   how   he   would   behave        to   her!not   resting   on     any 

probable incidents of the journey。 She was too entirely ignorant of 

travelling   to   imagine   any   of   its   details�察  �and   with   all   her   store   of 

money!her         three    guineas!in       her   pocket�察  �she   thought     herself 



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amply provided。 It was not until she found how much it cost her to 

get   to   Stoniton   that   she   began   to   be   alarmed   about   the   journey�察�

and then�察�for the first time�察�she felt her ignorance as to the places 

that must be passed on her way。 Oppressed with this new alarm�察�

she walked along the grim Stoniton streets�察�and at last turned into 

a shabby little inn�察�where she hoped to get a cheap lodging for the 

night。 Here she asked the landlord if he could tell her what places 

she must go to�察�to get to Windsor。 

    ^Well�察�I can¨t rightly say。 Windsor must be pretty nigh London�察�

for it¨s where the king lives�察院�was the answer。 ^Anyhow�察�you¨d best 

go   t¨   Ashby   next!that¨s   south¨ard。       But   there¨s   as   many   places 

from here to London as there¨s houses in Stoniton�察�by what I can 

make  out。   I¨ve   never   been   no   traveller   myself。   But   how   comes   a 

lone young woman like you to be thinking o¨ taking such a journey 

as that�拭院�

    ^I¨m    going    to  my   brother!he¨s       a  soldier   at  Windsor�察院     �said 

Hetty�察�frightened at the landlord¨s questioning look。 ^I can¨t afford 

to go by the coach�察�do you think there¨s a cart goes toward Ashby 

in the morning�拭院�

    ^Yes�察�there may be carts if anybody knowed where they started 

from�察    �but   you   might   run   over   the   town    before   you   found    out。 

You¨d best set off and 

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